Richard J. Cherry, 84 died Tuesday in St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg. He had Parkinson's disease and cancer.
He was born Sept. 30, 1931, to Bernetta and Melvin Cherry and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. Richard married Carol Klingler on Oct. 17, 1953. She died Aug. 4, 2014.
He was an Army corporal with the Second Division during the Korean War.
He made his career with what was then Ohio Bell, starting as a cable splicer and telephone installer. The phone company sent him to school, including classes at the University of Michigan, and his specialty became the design and engineering of phone systems. Franklin Park Mall was one notable job. Richard's time was spent with the blueprints and designing before construction on the mall began. He retired in 1986.
Richard spoke out for veterans as an American Legion commander — both of his post and for the state. He was finance officer emeritus of the American Legion Adams Township Post, where he'd held every other leadership position. Represented Ohio on the national level, serving as a National Executive Committeeman of the American Legion.
He was a trustee of the Ohio Veterans' Home in Sandusky. Appointed to the Ohio Veterans' Home board of trustees in the 1990's by Gov. George Voinovich, reappointed in 2000 by Gov. Bob Taft, and serving until 2005.
He was a former member of the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission and a former board chairman of the former Toledo Telephone Credit Union.
Surviving are his sons Guy, Rick, and Roy Cherry; daughter, Shelly Meador; brother, Al Cherry; sisters Charlotte Wall and Carol Canterbury; 8 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Coyle Funeral Home, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. and an American Legion service afterward. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church, where he was a longtime member.
He was born Sept. 30, 1931, to Bernetta and Melvin Cherry and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. Richard married Carol Klingler on Oct. 17, 1953. She died Aug. 4, 2014.
He was an Army corporal with the Second Division during the Korean War.
He made his career with what was then Ohio Bell, starting as a cable splicer and telephone installer. The phone company sent him to school, including classes at the University of Michigan, and his specialty became the design and engineering of phone systems. Franklin Park Mall was one notable job. Richard's time was spent with the blueprints and designing before construction on the mall began. He retired in 1986.
Richard spoke out for veterans as an American Legion commander — both of his post and for the state. He was finance officer emeritus of the American Legion Adams Township Post, where he'd held every other leadership position. Represented Ohio on the national level, serving as a National Executive Committeeman of the American Legion.
He was a trustee of the Ohio Veterans' Home in Sandusky. Appointed to the Ohio Veterans' Home board of trustees in the 1990's by Gov. George Voinovich, reappointed in 2000 by Gov. Bob Taft, and serving until 2005.
He was a former member of the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission and a former board chairman of the former Toledo Telephone Credit Union.
Surviving are his sons Guy, Rick, and Roy Cherry; daughter, Shelly Meador; brother, Al Cherry; sisters Charlotte Wall and Carol Canterbury; 8 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Coyle Funeral Home, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. and an American Legion service afterward. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church, where he was a longtime member.
Richard J. Cherry, 84 died Tuesday in St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg. He had Parkinson's disease and cancer.
He was born Sept. 30, 1931, to Bernetta and Melvin Cherry and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. Richard married Carol Klingler on Oct. 17, 1953. She died Aug. 4, 2014.
He was an Army corporal with the Second Division during the Korean War.
He made his career with what was then Ohio Bell, starting as a cable splicer and telephone installer. The phone company sent him to school, including classes at the University of Michigan, and his specialty became the design and engineering of phone systems. Franklin Park Mall was one notable job. Richard's time was spent with the blueprints and designing before construction on the mall began. He retired in 1986.
Richard spoke out for veterans as an American Legion commander — both of his post and for the state. He was finance officer emeritus of the American Legion Adams Township Post, where he'd held every other leadership position. Represented Ohio on the national level, serving as a National Executive Committeeman of the American Legion.
He was a trustee of the Ohio Veterans' Home in Sandusky. Appointed to the Ohio Veterans' Home board of trustees in the 1990's by Gov. George Voinovich, reappointed in 2000 by Gov. Bob Taft, and serving until 2005.
He was a former member of the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission and a former board chairman of the former Toledo Telephone Credit Union.
Surviving are his sons Guy, Rick, and Roy Cherry; daughter, Shelly Meador; brother, Al Cherry; sisters Charlotte Wall and Carol Canterbury; 8 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Coyle Funeral Home, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. and an American Legion service afterward. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church, where he was a longtime member.
He was born Sept. 30, 1931, to Bernetta and Melvin Cherry and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. Richard married Carol Klingler on Oct. 17, 1953. She died Aug. 4, 2014.
He was an Army corporal with the Second Division during the Korean War.
He made his career with what was then Ohio Bell, starting as a cable splicer and telephone installer. The phone company sent him to school, including classes at the University of Michigan, and his specialty became the design and engineering of phone systems. Franklin Park Mall was one notable job. Richard's time was spent with the blueprints and designing before construction on the mall began. He retired in 1986.
Richard spoke out for veterans as an American Legion commander — both of his post and for the state. He was finance officer emeritus of the American Legion Adams Township Post, where he'd held every other leadership position. Represented Ohio on the national level, serving as a National Executive Committeeman of the American Legion.
He was a trustee of the Ohio Veterans' Home in Sandusky. Appointed to the Ohio Veterans' Home board of trustees in the 1990's by Gov. George Voinovich, reappointed in 2000 by Gov. Bob Taft, and serving until 2005.
He was a former member of the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission and a former board chairman of the former Toledo Telephone Credit Union.
Surviving are his sons Guy, Rick, and Roy Cherry; daughter, Shelly Meador; brother, Al Cherry; sisters Charlotte Wall and Carol Canterbury; 8 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Coyle Funeral Home, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m. and an American Legion service afterward. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church, where he was a longtime member.
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